document.write( "Question 326285: I know have a problem and I dont know how to break the problem down \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the book says its's (x-3)/(x-2) but it does not break the problem down \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #233569 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29\" Factor \"x%5E2-x-6\" to get \"%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29%29\" Factor \"x%5E2-4\" to get \"%28x-2%29%28x%2B2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28%28x%2B2%29%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29highlight%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29\" Highlight the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29%28x-3%29%29%2F%28%28x-2%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29\" Cancel out the common terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%5E2-x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29\" simplifies to \"%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28x%5E2-x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2-4%29=%28x-3%29%2F%28x-2%29\"
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